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In a railway hopper car the void space previously provided between the slope sheets of adjacent hoppers is eliminated except for a small area in the longitudinal center of the car. Transversely spaced hopper slope sheets extend downwardly to an outlet mounting frame located in the lower portion of the car, and longitudinally spaced transverse slope sheets extend across the car to divide the car into two large unloading compartments. Two large outlets are attached to the mounting frame extending throughout the lower portion of approximately one-half of the car. Each outlet includes outlet side slope sheets which extend inwardly and downwardly from the outlet mounting frame on either side of the car. In addition, a pair of center outlet slope sheets extend downwardly and away from each other. On either side of the car an outlet side slope sheet and an outlet center slope sheet are laterally spaced to define a discharge opening. In the end portions of the car outlet end walls extend downwardly from the mounting frame. A discharge conduit is rigidly connected to each outlet below the discharge opening. A tube is attached to the discharge conduit at the end of the car to join opposite side portions of the discharge conduit. The discharge conduit is thus continuous between each side and end portion of the outlet. The discharge conduit is discontinuous in the small area in the center of the car. The outlet is formed in discrete compartments each containing outlet walls, a valve segment on each side of the car and actuating handles on each side of the car.
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